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May 15, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Teen accepted into over 200 colleges reveals her school choice

A Georiga high school student has been accepted into over 230 colleges and awarded over $14 million in scholarships.
May 15, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Madison Crowell, an 18-year-old senior at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Georgia, was accepted into over 230 schools and awarded over $14 million in scholarships.
May 15, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Baby born at 22 weeks goes home after spending first 6 months of life in hospital

Nyla Brooke Hayward was delivered at 22 weeks and weighed just over 1 pound.
May 15, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Nyla Brooke Haywood was born at 22 weeks at Silver Cross Hospital in Illinois.
May 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM

‘Miracle baby’ goes home after 6 months in hospital

Nyla Brooke Hayward was delivered at just 22 weeks and was known as a “micro preemie” because she weighed just over one pound at birth.
May 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM
VIDEO: ‘Miracle baby’ goes home after 6 months in hospital
May 14, 2024 at 2:23 PM

Brother drives 17 hours to surprise sister at nursing school graduation

A brother drove 17 hours from Floriday to Indiana to surprise his older sister at her nursing school graduation.
May 14, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Kylei Gray’s younger brother drove 17 hours from Florida to Indiana to surprise her at her nursing school graduation.
May 13, 2024 at 7:24 PM

Senior gets accepted to over 200 universities with over $14 million in scholarships

Madison Crowell wanted to show younger kids that they can get into schools all around the country.
May 13, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Madison Crowell wanted to show younger kids that they can get into schools all around the country.
May 10, 2024 at 10:08 PM

Brother drives 17 hours to surprise sister at her nursing school graduation

Kylei Gray received the surprise of a lifetime when her younger brother traveled from Florida to Indiana to be at her nursing school graduation ceremony.
May 10, 2024 at 10:08 PM
VIDEO: Brother drives 17 hours to surprise sister at her nursing school graduation
May 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM

'GMA' surprises mom of 4 and fire chief for 25th 'Breakfast in Bed' celebration

"Good Morning America" surprised Shelly Carter, a mom and assistant fire chief at Hamden Fire Department in Hamden, Connecticut, with a "Breakfast in Bed" celebration.
May 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM
“Good Morning America” surprises mom of four and Hamden Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Shelly Carter for the 25th anniversary of “Breakfast in Bed.”
May 10, 2024 at 3:27 PM

Young Timberwolves fan gets NBA surprise

Minnesota Timberwolves player Naz Reid surprises Mia Almanza and her family with tickets to their conference semifinals game against the Denver Nuggets.
May 10, 2024 at 3:27 PM
VIDEO: Young Timberwolves fans gets NBA surprise
May 9, 2024 at 2:49 PM

School bus driver on a mission to spread positivity to students

A Florida school bus driver is spreading positivity with students' handwritten messages and drawings lining the inside of his school bus.
May 9, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Anthony Burgess, a bus driver for Pinellas County Schools in Florida, spreads positivity to students with handwritten messages displayed on the inside of his school bus.
May 7, 2024 at 6:55 PM

Tiffany Haddish gets a surprise from a teacher who changed her life

Haddish is reunited with her high school drama teacher Mrs. Grieb live on "The View" for Teacher Appreciation Day.
May 7, 2024 at 6:55 PM
VIDEO: Tiffany Haddish gets a surprise from a teacher who changed her life
May 1, 2024 at 8:25 PM

Man who received college degree while incarcerated accepted into law school

Benard McKinley, who received his GED and Bachelor's degree while incarcerated, will attend Northwestern Law School in the fall, four months after leaving prison.
May 1, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Benard McKinley delivering a commencement speech at Northwestern's Prison Education Program inaugural class graduation
May 1, 2024 at 2:36 PM

Engaged couple first met during food delivery

ABC News' Danny New spoke with the now-engaged couple who first met during a food delivery.
May 1, 2024 at 2:36 PM
VIDEO: Engaged couple first met during food delivery
April 29, 2024 at 7:21 PM

This Florida toddler's dream of becoming an honorary police officer comes true

Stone Hicks, a 4-year-old with end-stage kidney disease, had his wish of becoming a police officer for a day come true thanks to Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Orlando Police Department.
April 29, 2024 at 7:21 PM
VIDEO: This Florida toddler's dream of becoming an honorary police officer comes true
April 27, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts' contribution to Philadelphia school district

The football star gave $200,000 to some Philadelphia schools for air conditioners.
April 27, 2024 at 4:06 PM
VIDEO: Eagles QB Jalen Hurts' contribution to Philadelphia school district
April 25, 2024 at 3:12 PM

Good deed blossoms into friendship

ABC News' Danny New explains how one young man's small act of kindness was returned in a big way!
April 25, 2024 at 3:12 PM
VIDEO: Good deed blossoms into friendship
April 24, 2024 at 5:18 PM

Barbers rescue young child from oncoming traffic

Two barbers from LookSharp Barbershop in East Hartford, Connecticut, are being hailed as heroes after they ran to save a young child who was wandering toward traffic.
April 24, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Barbers from Look Sharp Barbershop in East Hartford, Connecticut ran outside to save a young child from oncoming traffic.
April 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Good Samaritans band together to save 71-year-old in fiery highway crash

A group of good Samaritans jumped into action to help save a 71-year-old after his car became engulfed in flames on a Minnesota highway.
April 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM
A fiery Minnesota highway rescue along Interstate 94 in Saint Paul was caught on camera, April 18, 2024.
1 month ago

4-year-old receives lifesaving heart transplant after waiting 1,025 days

Arctura Nowak was born with an abnormally large heart. Now, post-transplant and after years in and out of the hospital, her mom wants her "to experience every joy possible."
1 month ago
VIDEO: 4-year-old receives lifesaving heart transplant after waiting 1,025 days
1 month ago

Grandma and grandson now traveling the world

ABC News’ Danny New spoke with the 94-year-old who broke the record for oldest person to visit all 63 National Parks and is now taking her adventures overseas!
1 month ago
VIDEO:  Grandma and grandson now traveling the world
1 month ago

Taco Bell manager describes life-saving CPR on baby in the drive-thru

A manager at a Taco Bell outside Philadelphia saved a woman's baby who stopped breathing in the drive-thru.
1 month ago
Becky Arbaugh, a manager at the Taco Bell in Richboro, PA, saved a woman's 11-week-old son in the drive-thru by performing CPR.
1 month ago

Hero hockey fan blocks puck from hitting 4-year-old boy

Asia Davis went viral on TikTok after a man saved her son from getting hit by a puck at the Cleveland Monsters hockey game.
1 month ago
Asia Davis turned to TikTok to help find Andrew Podolak, a coordinated fan who saved her 4-year-old son from being hit by a hockey puck at the Cleveland Monsters game.
1 month ago

Watch this young Steph Curry fan's reaction when he signs his jersey

The Warriors star signed this young fan's jersey after a game at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Watch this young Steph Curry fan's reaction when he signs his jersey
1 month ago

4-year-old has joyous reaction to ringing bell at the end of cancer treatment

Kataleya was diagnosed at age 3 with Ewing sarcoma.
1 month ago
Kataleya, 4, is pictured celebrating the end of treatment for Ewing sarcoma.
1 month ago

Kid meets Frozone

Six-year old Zyaire got to meet his idol Frozone from "The Incredibles" at Disney World.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Kid meets Frozone
1 month ago

Teen entrepreneur fighting food insecurity joins Disney Dreamers Academy

Meet the 16-year-old mushroom farmer and garden nonprofit founder from the Disney Dreamers Academy.
1 month ago
Te'Lario Watkins II tends to carrots in a vegetable garden for his nonprofit, The Garden Club Project.
1 month ago

'Rosie the Riveters' awarded Congressional Gold Medal

The women of World War II were awarded Congress' highest civilian honor.
1 month ago
Twenty-eight so-called 'Rosie the Riveters,' women who entered the US defense workforce during WWII, pose for a group photo ahead of a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring their service in the US Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on April 10, 2024.
1 month ago

6-year-old who has undergone dozens of surgeries sworn in as honorary police officer

Keyjuan Andrew was born with Hypoplastic heart syndrome and has undergone more than 58 medical procedures and 15 surgeries. He was recently sworn in as an honorary Lynnwood police officer.
1 month ago
VIDEO: 6-year-old who has undergone dozens of surgeries sworn in as honorary police officer
1 month ago

6-year-old with heart condition sworn in as honorary police officer

Keyjuan Andrew has endured more than 58 medical procedures and 15 surgeries.
1 month ago
6-year-old Keyjuan Andrew was sworn in as an honorary Lynwood police officer.
1 month ago

Sorority sisters hailed as heroes after saving mother and her kids

The students helped pull the family from their SUV after it fell into a creek.
1 month ago
Five sorority girls from the University of Georgia have been hailed as heroes after saving the lives of a mother and her two young kids.
1 month ago

Couple goes viral with heartwarming pregnancy updates to neighbor

A couple shared pregnancy updates with their neighbor and the video montage of the updates has gone viral on TikTok.
1 month ago
Trevor and Sydney Melton with their baby girl and their neighbor Katie Brooke Newton.
1 month ago

Mom gives celestial name to baby born during total solar eclipse

A Texas mom welcomed a baby girl as a total solar eclipse unfolded on April 8, 2024, in Mansfield, Texas.
1 month ago
Alicia Alvarez gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Sol Celeste, on April 8, 2024, the same day a total solar eclipse unfolded in Mansfield, Texas.
1 month ago

Employee shares emotional celebration with boss after asylum request approved

A Virginia employee celebrated the approval of his asylum application with his boss in a viral video shared to TikTok.
1 month ago
Bobo celebrated with his boss Frank Fumich after learning he was granted asylum by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
2 months ago

Man gives back to kids by paying off lunch debts

Sean Cummings has donated tens of thousands of dollars to schools across Oklahoma to help pay off students' lunch debts.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Man gives back to kids by paying off lunch debts
2 months ago

'Miracle' baby born at 26 weeks heads home from the NICU

After spending 10 months in hospital following her birth, Ellyannah Lopez is finally heading home.
2 months ago
VIDEO: 'Miracle' baby born at 26 weeks heads home from the NICU
2 months ago

'Miracle' baby born at 26 weeks goes home from hospital after 10 months

A California girl who was born at 26 weeks gestation has beaten the odds to go home from the hospital after 10 months at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's in Los Angeles.
2 months ago
Ellyannah, the daughter of Boris Lopez and Cecia Juarez, was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's on March 15, 2024, ten months after her birth at 26 weeks gestation in May 2023.
2 months ago

Mom surprises hardworking husband with upgraded plane ticket

Tracy Caliendo upgraded her husband Pete's plane ticket for a peaceful trip home after he spent most of their winter break trip to Florida working.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Mom surprises hardworking husband with upgraded plane ticket
2 months ago

15-year-old becomes youngest Black student to enter medical school

Alena Analeigh McQuarter wants to develop life-saving vaccines in medical school.
2 months ago
VIDEO: 15-year-old becomes youngest Black student to enter medical school
2 months ago

WWII ‘Ghost Army’ honored with Congressional Gold Medal

Members of Congress honor and explain the legacy of the secretive U.S. Army unit.
2 months ago
Members of Congress honor and explain the legacy of the secretive U.S. Army unit.
2 months ago

Students raise money for security guard's reunionq

A group of students at Providence College helped to raise money to pay for James Mogaji's long-awaited flight to Nigeria.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Students raise money for security guard's reunion
2 months ago

College students donate trip to security guard who hadn’t seen family in 10 years

A group of college students banded together to raise money and surprise their residence hall security guard with a trip to visit family.
2 months ago
A group of Providence College students raised money online and surprised their residence hall security officer James Mogaji with $3,000, enough for him to travel to Nigeria to see family.
2 months ago

Students raise money to help school security guard visit his family in Nigeria

Providence College security guard James Mogaji hadn't seen his family in Nigeria in 11 years. Students at the school raised more than $26,000 to help him visit them.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Students raise money to help school security guard visit his family in Nigeria
2 months ago

New Jersey cosmetology school receiving BeyGOOD grant

Superstar Beyonce surprised a cosmetology school in New Jersey with one of a handful of grants from her charity foundation.
2 months ago
VIDEO: New Jersey cosmetology school receiving BeyGOOD grant
2 months ago

Grandma saves 20 years of voicemails from granddaughter

Pailey Baczek shared a video showing voicemails she left her grandmother over a 14 year period, from getting her first ride on a scooter to getting a new job.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Grandma saves 20 years of voicemails from granddaughter
2 months ago

Little girl has best reaction to friendly surprise at airport

Elba was excited to see her friend Lian at the airport and was ecstatic after learning he would be joining them on their vacation to Mexico.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Little girl has best reaction to friendly surprise at airport
2 months ago

Best friends since childhood give birth 2 days apart

Cousins Gracie Owens and Victoria Bachlet were just down the hall from each other in the hospital when they gave birth.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Best friends since childhood give birth 2 days apart
2 months ago

Florida officer reunites with baby whose life he saved after crash

Florida deputy sergeant David Musgrove visited mother Kayliegh Foley, 3-year-old Ariel and 6-month-old baby Lola one week after he responded to the deadly crash.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Florida officer reunites with baby whose life he saved after crash
2 months ago

Sheriff's deputy reunites with infant whose life he saved after car crash

Sgt. David Musgrove saved baby Lola after coming across a car accident.
2 months ago
 Sgt. David Musgrove, of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, holds Lola, a 6-month-old infant whose life he saved after a car crash.
3 months ago

Airline pilot runs nonprofit to inspire students of color to pursue aviation careers

Courtland Savage founded Fly For The Culture in 2018 to inspire students of color pursue aviation careers.
3 months ago
Based in Charlotte, N.C., Courtland Savage created the non-profit Fly for The Culture in 2018.
3 months ago

A surprise for the founder of Black Girls Do Bike

"GMA3" shines a light on the organization Black Girls Do Bike, founded by Monica Garrison, who empowers women of color through cycling.
3 months ago
VIDEO:A surprise for the founder of Black Girls Do Bike
3 months ago

Youngest Black graduate of Texas law school officially sworn in as attorney

Haley Taylor Schlitz, who made history at 19 when she graduated from SMU Dedman School of Law, was sworn in as an attorney on Feb. 28, 2024.
3 months ago
Haley Taylor Schlitz took the oath for the Minnesota State Bar on Feb. 28, 2024.